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Bureaucracy derails Jokowi's infrastructure plans

Nearly half the 10 projects to which he gave priority are languishing for lack of cooperation among ministries

Monday, July 20, 2015 - 05:50

Mr Widodo is racing to create sufficient jobs as he struggles to revive economic growth that has fallen to the lowest in 6 years.

Jakarta

INVESTORS hoping for President Joko Widodo to speed work on Indonesia's infrastructure projects have been disappointed, with a plan for a US$2 billion airport railway line in the capital spotlighting the delays and bureaucratic infighting involved.